Hi! I'm sorry for the lateness of this chapter, I was really busy this week. The songs I used are Realize by Colbie Caillat and You and Me by Lifehouse. I hope you enjoy this chapter!
"I can't believe he's gone" Elizabeth said from the back seat of the car.
"Don't be sad, honey, he'll call as soon as he gets there" Kurt said, his eyes fixed on the road.
"Yeah, Adam always calls" Blaine said, sitting in the passenger seat.
"I know, but I miss him" the girl said, looking out of the window.
"He'll be back for Christmas, anyway" Barbra said.
Elizabeth looked at her, and then she moved closer to whisper something in her ear.
"I thought you weren't coming to the airport."
"I wasn't, but…"
"I know" Elizabeth smiled at Barbra.
When they arrived the house, the girls went to their respective bedrooms. Kurt left the car keys on the table and sighed.
"What's the matter, baby?" Blaine asked, hugging his husband.
"Oh, it's nothing. It's just that…" Kurt sighed again and rested his head on Blaine's shoulder "I miss our baby boy…"
"Me too. But hey, he's pursuing his dreams" Blaine smiled at him.
"I know" Kurt smiled too "I'm sure he's going to be the best actor ever"
"Do you remember when he acted on the school plays?"
"Oh, it was adorable!"
"Especially when he played Tinkerbell"
Both men laughed. Blaine kissed the top of Kurt's head, and he chuckled.
Elizabeth was practicing a song in the piano, when she felt her cell phone buzzing in her pocket. She took it out and looked at the screen. It was a text from Sam. The girl bit her lip. They hadn't talked since yesterday, when they sang that song together in the choir room. Elizabeth opened the text.
"Can you meet me tomorrow in the choir room when you get to the school?"
Elizabeth sighed, and she texted her back.
"Okay"
The answer came quickly.
"Thanks =)"
Elizabeth couldn't help but smile. The way that Sam had put a smiling face in the text, even if she knew that Elizabeth was mad at her, was just adorable. Then, her smile disappeared. If Sam wanted to talk to her, then it meant that she had figured out how she felt about Elizabeth. What if Sam didn't love her back?
Elizabeth flopped on her bed, with her cell phone still in her hand. She buried her face in the pillow and sighed. Her feelings for Sam never changed, even when they were away from each other for almost three years, even when she met other people and even when she started to date someone else. Then, why didn't Sam felt the same for her?
Ever since they met, Elizabeth knew that Sam was the only one for her, that there would never be someone who would make her feel the way Sam did. Back then, she was sure that Sam felt the same, but right now, she wasn't so sure anymore.
Elizabeth let the tears run down her face. She felt so pathetic, crying like that, but she couldn't help it. Why couldn't everything be like before?
"Hey, Lizzie…" Blaine entered his daughter's bedroom without knocking. Elizabeth stood up quickly.
"Dad, I told you a thousand times that you have to knock the door!"
"Why are you crying?" Blaine walked towards her, concerned.
"I'm not crying" Elizabeth said, wiping her tears away.
Blaine hugged her. The girl felt the tears in her eyes again. She tried to suppress them, but it was useless. The tears fell from her eyes and wet her father's shirt. Elizabeth let out a loud sob, and Blaine hugged her even tighter.
"Is it about Sam?" he asked.
Elizabeth nodded. Blaine sighed, and then he made her look at him. He wiped a tear from her cheek and smiled sweetly at her.
"Then why don't you sing about it?"
"Sing?"
"Yeah" Blaine nodded "I think music is the best way to express your feelings. And there's always a song that matches your feelings"
"Okay" Elizabeth smiled slightly "Can you play the guitar for me?"
Blaine left her room and returned with his guitar. He sat in the bed, and Elizabeth did the same. He smiled at her, and started to play, knowing exactly which song Elizabeth was going to sing. She smiled at him, and then, she started to sing.
Take time to realize,
That your warmth is
crashing down on in.
Take time to realize,
That I am on your side
Didn't I, didn't I tell you?
Blaine kept playing as his daughter sang. He was always amazed by the beauty of her voice, and the way that she always felt what she was singing. It reminded him of Kurt.
But I can't spell it out for you,
No, it's never gonna be that simple
No, I can't spell it out for you
Elizabeth sang the chorus, remains of tears still on her face.
If you just realized what I just realized,
Then we'd be perfect for each other
and we'll never find another
Just realized what I just realized
we'd never have to wonder if
we missed out on each other now.
The girl closed her eyes for a moment, thinking about Sam. She smiled a little, and then, she kept singing.
Take time to realize
Oh, oh I'm on your side
didn't I, didn't I tell you?
Take time to realize
This all can pass you by
Didn't I tell you?
But I can't spell it out for you,
no, it's never gonna be that simple
no, I can't spell it out for you.
Elizabeth looked at his father, and he smiled at her. This time, he helped her with the chorus.
If you just realized what I just realized
then we'd be perfect for each other
and we'd never find another
Just realized what I just realized
we'd never have to wonder if
we missed out on each other but...
Elizabeth closed her eyes while she sang the next verse, her perfect voice filling the room.
It's not always the same,
no it's never the same
if you don't feel it too.
If you meet me half way
If you would meet me half way.
It could be the same for you.
The girl sang the chorus for the last time, and a single tear escaped her blue eyes.
If you just realized what I just realized
then we'd be perfect for each other
and we'd never find another
Just realized what I just realized
we'd never have to wonder
Just realized what I just realized
If you just realized what I just realized
Elizabeth smiled sideways, and she sang the last lines.
Missed out on each other now
Missed out on each other now, yeah…
Blaine finished playing and he looked at her, smiling.
"Your voice never ceases to amaze me" he said.
Elizabeth smiled and hugged her father.
"Thank you, dad. You were right, I feel a lot better now."
"You're welcome, sweetie." Blaine said, caressing her back.
"James, where are you taking me?"
"Just trust me, okay?"
Anna kept walking. James walked behind her, covering her eyes with his hands. He made her step into his bedroom.
"Stop!" he ordered.
The girl stopped walking, smiling with excitement.
"Are your ready?" James asked, and she nodded.
The boy uncovered her eyes. Anna widened her eyes, a huge smile spreading across her face.
"Okay, Lizzie, I know." The boy laughed "Yeah, I will." Adam smiled softly "I love you too. Bye."
He hung up the phone, still smiling. He walked towards his bed, where his suitcase was wide open. Rachel was helping him to unpack.
"You were talking for a while, huh?" she said, smiling.
"Yeah, Lizzie had a lot of things to tell me."
Rachel and Adam kept taking things out of the suitcase. Then, a loud noise came from the kitchen.
"Rachel!" Finn shouted.
"What did you do now, Finn?" Rachel shouted back.
"Um… I think I burned the toaster…"
Adam bit his lip to avoid laughing, as his aunt sighed loudly, covering her eyes with her hand.
"I'm coming, Finn!"
Rachel left Adam's bedroom, and the boy laughed softly. It was nice to be back.
"Oh, my God, James!"
"Do you like it?"
"It's beautiful! I didn't know that you could paint like this!"
Anna couldn't take her eyes from the painting. She was looking at herself, her eyes, her smile, her hair… James had painted every detail of her face perfectly.
"Don't you think it's creepy?" the boy asked.
"Creepy?"
Anna laughed and put her arms around James' shoulders.
"I think it's adorable."
He smiled. They kissed, softly. When they parted, James looked at her in the eyes.
"I have the best girlfriend ever."
Anna smiled again and kissed him on the cheek.
As the history teacher talked about the Cold War, Hannah sighed. Steven looked at her.
"I guess we're in a similar situation" he said.
"What do you mean?"
"Since your sister and my best friend started dating, they don't seem to have time for us anymore."
"You're right! Now the only time I get to spend with Anna is when we're sleeping. And we can't even talk if we're sleeping!"
"You're lucky. At least you get to spend some time with her" Steven sighed "Now it's like James doesn't even remember that I exist!"
Hannah just looked at him for a moment.
"You two have an epic bromance, did you know that?" she said, smiling a little.
"We had an epic bromance." Steven said.
Hannah patted his back, and he smiled at her.
Elizabeth stepped in to the choir room and looked around. Sam was sitting there, alone, and she stood up as soon as she saw her friend.
"Lizzie…"
"Hi, Sam"
"Sit down" Sam said, pointing at the chair that was next to hers.
Once they were both seated, Sam sighed and took Elizabeth's hands, looking straight into her eyes.
"Lizzie, I've been thinking a lot…about us." She started.
Elizabeth felt her stomach tying in knots because of the nerves. Sam squeezed her hands a little.
"Lizzie, we know each other since we were kids. We basically grew up together, and I couldn't imagine a world without you"
Elizabeth smiled softly, and so did Sam.
"But suddenly, I had to move to another city, far away from you." Sam kept talking, and her smile disappeared "It was torture. Every day I passed without you was painful and sad. And I couldn't stop thinking about you. Every second of every day"
Elizabeth nodded. It was the same for her.
"Somehow, I managed to survive without you. But this last three years…" Sam went silent for a little while, looking at Elizabeth "They sucked. Completely. And then, my mom told me that we were going to move to another city again. I didn't care. I was used to that. But then, I found you. You were here again, next to me, like nothing had happened, like nothing had changed."
Both girls realized that they were crying, but they didn't care. Sam kept talking, still holding Elizabeth's hands.
"But some things have changed, Lizzie. I started to wonder if I still felt the same about you, if I still was in love with you. And I couldn't find and answer. When I looked at you, I knew that I had feelings for you. But I didn't knew if they were the same ones that I had three years ago."
Elizabeth bit her lip and looked down. Sam didn't talk until she looked at her again.
"Then, we had that fight. I was so angry with myself" Sam sighed "I hurt you, just because I'm an idiot girl who isn't able to figure out how she feels" Then, she looked at Elizabeth and smiled "Well, I was an idiot girl who wasn't able to figure out how she feels. Because I know it now."
Both girls looked at each other for a moment, before Sam stood up. She walked towards the door, and Elizabeth looked at her. Sam whistled, and then, James and David entered the choir room with their guitars. Elizabeth shot Sam a confused look, and she smiled at her.
"Your dad once told me that music is the best way to express your feelings. So I'm going to sing for you. And listen carefully, because this is how I feel."
James and David started to play, and Sam sat in front of Elizabeth. She took her hands once again, and looked at her lovingly. Sam started to sing.
What day is it? And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time
Sam smiled at Elizabeth, whose eyes were filled with tears. Sam kept singing, without letting go of her hands.
'Cause it's you and me,
and all of the people with nothing to do,
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
Sam wiped away Elizabeth's tears. Elizabeth placed her hand on top of Sam's, so it would remain on her cheek. She sang the next verse, while the boys played their guitars.
One of the things that I want to say
just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words
You've got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here
The girls pressed their foreheads together for a moment, and then Sam stood up. Elizabeth remained seated, looking at her while she sang.
'Cause it's you and me,
and all of the people with nothing to do,
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
Sam took Elizabeth's hands, and she stood up. They looked at each other in the eyes, while Sam sang.
There's something about you now
I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful,
Everything she does is right
Elizabeth smiled, and Sam was sure that the girl was the most wonderful thing she ever saw.
'Cause it's you and me,
and all of the people with nothing to do,
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why
I can't keep my eyes off of you
and me and all other people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all other people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you
Sam sang the last lines of the song, her eyes fixed on Elizabeth.
What day is it?
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
The boys finished playing, and the girls just stood there, looking at each other. James and David looked at each other and smiled. Then, they left the room.
"Sam, I…" Elizabeth tried to say, but Sam placed her finger on top of her lips.
Much to Elizabeth's surprise, Sam kneeled in front of her and took her hand.
"Sam, what are you doing?"
Sam just smiled, and then she cleared her throat.
"Elizabeth Katy Hummel-Anderson" she said, and Elizabeth chuckled "Will you let me, Samantha Nicole Thompson, become the happiest person in this world, and be my girlfriend?"
Elizabeth laughed, and a couple tears ran down her blushed cheeks. Tears of joy. Sam stood up, looking at her with anticipation.
"Let me think about it" Elizabeth joked.
"Oh, Lizzie, come on!"
Elizabeth giggled. She put her arms around Sam's shoulders, and put her face close to hers, their noses brushing.
"I think you already know the answer" she whispered.
Sam smiled. Then, she kissed her, softly and tenderly. Elizabeth put her hand on Sam's cheek, and she rounded her waist with her arms. They separated their lips, slowly, and looked at each other. They smiled broadly.
"I love you, Lizzie."
"I love you too, Sam."
They kissed again. They still had time until the classes started, after all.
Barbra retrieved some books from her locker and then closed it. When she turned around, she saw Jonathan standing in the middle of the hallway. The boy seemed pretty concentrated, writing something in a notebook. The girl approached him.
"What are you doing?"
Jonathan clutched the notebook to his chest and looked at her, surprised.
"Barbra! Hi!" he said, smiling.
"Hi, Jonathan. What were you writing?"
"Oh, it's nothing it's just my…agenda!"
"Agenda?"
"Yeah!" the boy looked around "Now, if you excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom."
He walked away, and Barbra watched him go. She shrugged and walked to her next class.
"I just don't get it! Why did Fred have to die?" Sophie said.
"I know, right? He was one of my favorite characters!" Kevin said.
They walked around the school library. Kevin watched the girl flipping through a random book.
"Hey, Sophie?"
"What?"
"What are we?"
Sophie looked at him, confused.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Well, I mean…" Kevin looked around, nervous "Are we like…dating or something? Because, you know, we hang out a lot and…"
Kevin stopped talking when he saw Sophie covering her mouth with her hand. Did he screw it up?
"Oh, Kevin…"
"Okay, forget it. Just… forget I just said that"
"I have a boyfriend."
Everything stopped for a second. Kevin just stood there, and he could have sworn that he heard his heart breaking into tiny little pieces and fall to the floor. Sophie was looking at him, biting her lip. The boy opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't found the words he was supposed to say.
"I'm sorry" Sophie said "I didn't know that you…"
"It's okay" Kevin managed to say. "Don't worry."
"But…"
"Hey" Kevin put a hand on her shoulder "It's my fault, okay? I shouldn't have jumped into conclusions."
He smiled at her, and she smiled back.
"That's it. My life is over."
"Oh, come on, Kevin…"
"The only girl I've ever liked has a boyfriend!"
Kevin put his face against the library table. David sighed.
"Look, it's not the end of the world, okay? I'm sure that there are plenty of girls who…"
"No there are not!" Kevin looked at David "She was the only girl who seemed to like me, apart from the girls from the Glee Club!"
"Oh, you're just being dramatic…"
Kevin sighed again, completely ignoring David.
"Come on, Kevin! At least you learned how to talk to a girl."
"I guess so…"
"Yeah!" David smiled at him "You'll find someone else in no time!"
"If you say so…"
"Come on, stand up" David said.
"What for?"
"We have classes, remember? You can't stay here until you die."
"Yes I can. In fact, I'll do it. I will never leave this library"
David sighed at his melodramatic friend.
"Kevin, if you stay here, your chances of running into Sophie are even greater"
The boy stood up immediately, and they both left the library.
Barbra looked at Jonathan, who was sitting next to her. He was very concentrated in taking notes, so he wouldn't notice what she was about to do. The girl slowly opened his backpack, and took out the notebook he was writing in earlier. Then, Barbra put it inside her own bag. Jonathan didn't notice, and she sighed in relief.
Why was she doing that, anyway? It was wrong, she was invading his privacy. But he wouldn't notice anyway, she was going to find out what was written there, and then she would put it back in his bag.
As soon as the bell rang, Barbra left the classroom as fast as she could. She entered the girls' bathroom and took out Jonathan's notebook. The girl looked around and she started to read.
Everyone turned to look at them, but the girls didn't care. They kept walking down the hallway, hand in hand, with bright smiles illuminating their faces. Sam looked at Elizabeth.
"I loved their reactions" Sam said.
"Yes, they were all so excited!" Elizabeth said.
When they told everybody in the Glee Club that they were dating, they surrounded them and started to make questions. Lucy hugged them for about five minutes, Barbra almost cried, Spencer made silly comments, and Alma was as excited as her students. Both girls laughed.
"Do you want to do something after school?" Sam asked.
"Sure" Elizabeth smiled at her girlfriend.
The bell rang, and Sam sighed.
"Damn, I have science class"
"I have literature."
"See you" Sam said, and then she kissed Elizabeth on the cheek.
"See you" Elizabeth said, as Sam walked away.
"Did you write this?"
Jonathan looked at Barbra. She was standing next to his locker, holding his missing notebook. The boy snatched it from her hand.
"Why did you have it?" he asked, frowning "Did you take it?"
"Yes, sorry about that."
"I didn't give you permission to read it!" Jonathan said, angry.
"I know, I know" Barbra said "But, Jonathan, those were the best poems I ever read!"
Jonathan looked down, still frowning.
"Hey, I'm really sorry" Barbra said "I shouldn't have taken it"
"It's okay" he said "It's just that… I've never showed them to anyone."
"Well, you should! They're wonderful!"
"You think so?" Jonathan smiled.
"Yes! I only read the first ones, but they are amazing!" Barbra smiled too.
"I like writing" the boy said, closing his locker "I do it every time that I need to… express myself." He looked at her, smiling "I wrote one when I met you."
"Really?"
"Yes" Jonathan blushed, but he kept talking "I was correcting it today because… I wanted to give it to you."
Barbra blushed too, and she smiled at him. Jonathan opened the notebook and ripped one page. Then, he gave it to Barbra. The girl took it with both hands, like it was a treasure.
"It's a little embarrassing but I hope you like it. Read it when you get to your home, and tell me what you thought about it"
Barbra nodded and Jonathan smiled.
Elizabeth waited for her brother to pick up the phone. Finally, a familiar voice greeted her from the other side of the line.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Adam!"
"Oh, hi Lizzie!"
"I have to tell you something"
"No way!" Adam smiled, talking on the phone.
"Yes! It was so romantic!" Elizabeth said.
"I'm so happy for you! What did our parents said?"
"Well, dad hugged us and told Sam that she better take care of me" Adam laughed, and Elizabeth kept talking "And papa cried for like ten minutes."
Adam laughed once again.
"That sounds like them"
"I'll call you tomorrow, okay?" Elizabeth said "Papa needs me to help him make dinner."
"Okay. Bye, Lizzie!"
"Bye!"
Adam hung up the phone and threw it on the bed. He returned to his desk, where a lot of books from college were waiting for him. He sighed and kept studying.
Elizabeth went downstairs and entered the kitchen. Kurt was chopping some vegetables.
"I was talking to Adam" she said, helping him.
"How is he?" Kurt asked.
"Fine. He said he's studying a lot. I told him about Sam and me."
Kurt smiled.
"I still can't believe it" he said "You two are so cute together!"
"I know, papa, you said it like a thousand times" Elizabeth laughed.
"It's just that…I always knew that you two would end up together, and now it finally happens!"
Blaine stepped into the kitchen.
"Do you want me to help you?"
"Yes, can you hand me the pepper?" Kurt asked.
Blaine handed it to his husband and then he looked at Elizabeth.
"Did you told your brother?" he asked.
"Yes, I was talking to him a few minutes ago." The girl seemed to remember something, and she put the knife aside "Where's Barbra?" she asked.
"In her room" Kurt answered.
Elizabeth went upstairs, and knocked on the door. Barbra opened it, smiling.
"What happened?" She asked.
"Adam sends you greetings." Elizabeth saw the paper Barbra had in her hand "What's that?"
"Oh, it's nothing…"
Elizabeth took it, and started to read it. Barbra tried to take it back but her cousin, who was taller than her, held it above her head.
"Did you write this?" she asked "It's really good."
"Hey, give it back to me!"
Elizabeth saw the signature on the corner of the sheet, and she looked at Barbra, surprised.
"Did Jonathan write it for you?"
Barbra finally snatched the poem from Elizabeth's hands, frowning.
"You don't care!" she said, angry.
"Hey, don't get mad."
They looked at each other for a moment, before Elizabeth talked again.
"Do you… like him?"
"I don't know. We're just friends, okay?"
"Are you going to keep hiding things from me? Because you know that I always find out in the end."
"I told you I don't know!"
"Okay, okay, sorry" Elizabeth said "I will stop bothering you."
Elizabeth returned to the kitchen, and Barbra sat on her bed, looking at the poem. She read the beginning lines, written in Jonathan's impeccable handwriting.
And in your eyes I could glimpse
Everything I always yearned for.
What did she yearn for? Barbra couldn't stop wondering how it would be if she could forget how she felt about Adam, if she could move on and accept that it was impossible for them to be together. But sometimes, she still tried to convince herself that maybe it could work, that maybe they could love each other after all.
"Let's face it" she whispered to herself "It's impossible, Barbra…"
If she could forget Adam, maybe she could start seeing Jonathan as more than a friend. But for now, it was impossible, because no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't forget the way that she felt.
Barbra sat on her bed, and she left the poem aside. Maybe she could, after all. Maybe it wasn't impossible. She grabbed her cell phone from the nightstand and dialed a phone number. After a moment, the boy picked up his phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Jonathan."
"Oh, hi Barbra!"
"I read the poem, and I really liked it" Barbra said, smiling.
"Really?"
"Yes" Barbra bit her lip "I was wondering, do you want to go out with me tomorrow? Maybe we could do something together."
"Sure!"
Barbra smiled. She was going to forget about Adam, no matter what.
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